CRANBURY — Police have identified a man whose body was found Saturday in Millstone River.

According to police, around 12:30 p.m. Saturday, a passing motorist noticed the roof of a pickup truck in Millstone River. Police were dispatched to the scene, and dive teams later recovered the body of 60-year-old Anthony W. Lugg, of East Windsor Township.

Police believe Lugg’s death is the result of a single-vehicle accident that occurred at the Millstone River Bridge on John White Road sometime between Nov. 27 and Nov. 29. Police say Lugg was driving a black 2009 Ford Ranger pickup when the vehicle left the roadway, struck the bridge embankment and tumbled into Millstone River where it became submerged under water.

The crash and cause of death remains under investigation, police say. And anyone with information should contact Sergeant Giuseppe DeChiara or Detective Sergeant Ryan Dworzanski of the Cranbury Township Police Department at (609) 395-0031.

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